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Southport and Eastbourne

99,881 and 104,259 residents (mid-2024).

Southport is higher than Eastbourne on 9 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 11 of 22 per resident and 8 of 22 in total.

On 3 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Southport is higher on 9 of 22 measures, and Eastbourne on 13. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Southport Eastbourne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Southport £5,198, Eastbourne £5,554Eastbourne: £5,554Southport: £5,198Eastbourne: £5,578Southport: £5,220Eastbourne: £5,268Southport: £4,930

    £5,198£5,220£4,930Eastbourne is higher£5,554£5,578£5,268

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Southport £12,402, Eastbourne £12,634Eastbourne: £12,634Southport: £12,402Eastbourne: £12,688Southport: £12,455Eastbourne: £11,984Southport: £11,764

    £12,402£12,455£11,764Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£12,634£12,688£11,984

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Southport £2,055, Eastbourne £2,622Eastbourne: £2,622Southport: £2,055Eastbourne: £2,633Southport: £2,064Eastbourne: £2,487Southport: £1,949

    £2,055£2,064£1,949Eastbourne is higher£2,622£2,633£2,487

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Southport £11,135, Eastbourne £11,342Eastbourne: £11,342Southport: £11,135Eastbourne: £11,391Southport: £11,182Eastbourne: £10,759Southport: £10,562

    £11,135£11,182£10,562Eastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£11,342£11,391£10,759

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Southport £459, Eastbourne £503Eastbourne: £503Southport: £459Eastbourne: £505Southport: £461Eastbourne: £477Southport: £435

    £459£461£435Eastbourne is higher£503£505£477

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Southport £780, Eastbourne £761Eastbourne: £761Southport: £780Eastbourne: £764Southport: £784Eastbourne: £722Southport: £740

    £780£784£740Southport is higher£761£764£722

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Southport £28, Eastbourne £28Eastbourne: £28Southport: £28Eastbourne: £28Southport: £28Eastbourne: £26Southport: £27

    £28£28£27Southport is higher£28£28£26

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Southport £541, Eastbourne £484Eastbourne: £484Southport: £541Eastbourne: £486Southport: £543Eastbourne: £459Southport: £513

    £541£543£513Southport is higher£484£486£459

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Southport £154, Eastbourne £174Eastbourne: £174Southport: £154Eastbourne: £175Southport: £155Eastbourne: £165Southport: £147

    £154£155£147Eastbourne is higher£174£175£165

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Southport £116, Eastbourne £123Eastbourne: £123Southport: £116Eastbourne: £123Southport: £117Eastbourne: £117Southport: £110

    £116£117£110Eastbourne is higher£123£123£117

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Southport £1,536, Eastbourne £2,095Eastbourne: £2,095Southport: £1,536Eastbourne: £2,104Southport: £1,542Eastbourne: £1,987Southport: £1,457

    £1,536£1,542£1,457Eastbourne is higher£2,095£2,104£1,987

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Southport £205, Eastbourne £368Eastbourne: £368Southport: £205Eastbourne: £370Southport: £206Eastbourne: £349Southport: £194

    £205£206£194Eastbourne is higher£368£370£349

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Southport £393, Eastbourne £389Eastbourne: £389Southport: £393Eastbourne: £391Southport: £394Eastbourne: £369Southport: £372

    £393£394£372Southport is higherDepends on how you count£389£391£369

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Southport £6.30, Eastbourne £6.88Eastbourne: £6.88Southport: £6.30Eastbourne: £6.91Southport: £6.33Eastbourne: £6.53Southport: £5.98

    £6.30£6.33£5.98Eastbourne is higher£6.88£6.91£6.53

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Southport £4.30, Eastbourne £8.47Eastbourne: £8.47Southport: £4.30Eastbourne: £8.50Southport: £4.32Eastbourne: £8.03Southport: £4.08

    £4.30£4.32£4.08Eastbourne is higher£8.47£8.50£8.03

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Southport £6.45, Eastbourne £4.00Eastbourne: £4.00Southport: £6.45Eastbourne: £4.01Southport: £6.48Eastbourne: £3.79Southport: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Southport is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southport 999.5, Eastbourne 988.0Eastbourne: 988.0Southport: 999.5

    999.5Southport is higher988.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southport 114.8, Eastbourne 113.6Eastbourne: 113.6Southport: 114.8

    114.8Southport is higher113.6

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Southport 163.3, Eastbourne 152.1Eastbourne: 152.1Southport: 163.3

    163.3Southport is higher152.1

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southport 80.6, Eastbourne 73.7Eastbourne: 73.7Southport: 80.6

    80.6Southport is higher73.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Southport 185.0, Eastbourne 233.8Eastbourne: 233.8Southport: 185.0

    185.0Eastbourne is higher233.8

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Southport 24.1, Eastbourne 26.3Eastbourne: 26.3Southport: 24.1

    24.1Eastbourne is higher26.3

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Southport and Eastbourne, per person in the age group
MeasureSouthportEastbourneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,198£5,220£4,930£5,554£5,578£5,268Eastbourne
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,402£12,455£11,764£12,634£12,688£11,984Eastbourne
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,055£2,064£1,949£2,622£2,633£2,487Eastbourne
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,135£11,182£10,562£11,342£11,391£10,759Eastbourne
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£459£461£435£503£505£477Eastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£780£784£740£761£764£722Southport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£28£28£27£28£28£26Southport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£541£543£513£484£486£459Southport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£147£174£175£165Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£116£117£110£123£123£117Eastbourne
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,536£1,542£1,457£2,095£2,104£1,987Eastbourne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£368£370£349Eastbourne
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£393£394£372£389£391£369Southport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£6.30£6.33£5.98£6.88£6.91£6.53Eastbourne
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.30£4.32£4.08£8.47£8.50£8.03Eastbourne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£4.00£4.01£3.79Southport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026999.5988.0Southport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026114.8113.6Southport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026163.3152.1Southport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.673.7Southport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026185.0233.8Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202624.126.3Eastbourne

Per resident

Southport is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Eastbourne on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Southport Eastbourne

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Southport £5,198, Eastbourne £5,554Eastbourne: £5,554Southport: £5,198Eastbourne: £5,578Southport: £5,220Eastbourne: £5,268Southport: £4,930

    £5,198£5,220£4,930Eastbourne is higher£5,554£5,578£5,268

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Southport £3,091, Eastbourne £2,986Eastbourne: £2,986Southport: £3,091Eastbourne: £2,998Southport: £3,104Eastbourne: £2,832Southport: £2,932

    £3,091£3,104£2,932Southport is higherDepends on how you count£2,986£2,998£2,832

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Southport £1,200, Eastbourne £1,538Eastbourne: £1,538Southport: £1,200Eastbourne: £1,544Southport: £1,205Eastbourne: £1,459Southport: £1,138

    £1,200£1,205£1,138Eastbourne is higher£1,538£1,544£1,459

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Southport £2,775, Eastbourne £2,680Eastbourne: £2,680Southport: £2,775Eastbourne: £2,692Southport: £2,787Eastbourne: £2,542Southport: £2,632

    £2,775£2,787£2,632Southport is higherDepends on how you count£2,680£2,692£2,542

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Southport £114, Eastbourne £119Eastbourne: £119Southport: £114Eastbourne: £119Southport: £115Eastbourne: £113Southport: £108

    £114£115£108Eastbourne is higher£119£119£113

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Southport £194, Eastbourne £180Eastbourne: £180Southport: £194Eastbourne: £181Southport: £195Eastbourne: £171Southport: £184

    £194£195£184Southport is higher£180£181£171

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Southport £7.06, Eastbourne £6.60Eastbourne: £6.60Southport: £7.06Eastbourne: £6.63Southport: £7.09Eastbourne: £6.26Southport: £6.70

    £7.06£7.09£6.70Southport is higher£6.60£6.63£6.26

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Southport £541, Eastbourne £484Eastbourne: £484Southport: £541Eastbourne: £486Southport: £543Eastbourne: £459Southport: £513

    £541£543£513Southport is higher£484£486£459

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Southport £154, Eastbourne £174Eastbourne: £174Southport: £154Eastbourne: £175Southport: £155Eastbourne: £165Southport: £147

    £154£155£147Eastbourne is higher£174£175£165

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Southport £68, Eastbourne £72Eastbourne: £72Southport: £68Eastbourne: £72Southport: £68Eastbourne: £68Southport: £64

    £68£68£64Eastbourne is higher£72£72£68

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Southport £897, Eastbourne £1,229Eastbourne: £1,229Southport: £897Eastbourne: £1,234Southport: £901Eastbourne: £1,165Southport: £851

    £897£901£851Eastbourne is higher£1,229£1,234£1,165

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Southport £205, Eastbourne £368Eastbourne: £368Southport: £205Eastbourne: £370Southport: £206Eastbourne: £349Southport: £194

    £205£206£194Eastbourne is higher£368£370£349

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Southport £229, Eastbourne £228Eastbourne: £228Southport: £229Eastbourne: £229Southport: £230Eastbourne: £216Southport: £217

    £229£230£217Southport is higherDepends on how you count£228£229£216

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Southport £3.68, Eastbourne £4.04Eastbourne: £4.04Southport: £3.68Eastbourne: £4.05Southport: £3.69Eastbourne: £3.83Southport: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49Eastbourne is higher£4.04£4.05£3.83

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Southport £2.51, Eastbourne £4.97Eastbourne: £4.97Southport: £2.51Eastbourne: £4.99Southport: £2.52Eastbourne: £4.71Southport: £2.38

    £2.51£2.52£2.38Eastbourne is higher£4.97£4.99£4.71

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Southport £6.45, Eastbourne £4.00Eastbourne: £4.00Southport: £6.45Eastbourne: £4.01Southport: £6.48Eastbourne: £3.79Southport: £6.12

    £6.45£6.48£6.12Southport is higher£4.00£4.01£3.79

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Southport 249.1, Eastbourne 233.5Eastbourne: 233.5Southport: 249.1

    249.1Southport is higher233.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Southport 28.6, Eastbourne 26.8Eastbourne: 26.8Southport: 28.6

    28.6Southport is higher26.8

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southport 40.7, Eastbourne 35.9Eastbourne: 35.9Southport: 40.7

    40.7Southport is higher35.9

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southport 80.6, Eastbourne 73.7Eastbourne: 73.7Southport: 80.6

    80.6Southport is higher73.7

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Southport 108.0, Eastbourne 137.2Eastbourne: 137.2Southport: 108.0

    108.0Eastbourne is higher137.2

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Southport 14.1, Eastbourne 15.4Eastbourne: 15.4Southport: 14.1

    14.1Eastbourne is higher15.4

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Southport and Eastbourne, per resident
MeasureSouthportEastbourneHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,198£5,220£4,930£5,554£5,578£5,268Eastbourne
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£3,091£3,104£2,932£2,986£2,998£2,832Southport
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,200£1,205£1,138£1,538£1,544£1,459Eastbourne
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,775£2,787£2,632£2,680£2,692£2,542Southport
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£114£115£108£119£119£113Eastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£194£195£184£180£181£171Southport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.06£7.09£6.70£6.60£6.63£6.26Southport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£541£543£513£484£486£459Southport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£154£155£147£174£175£165Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£68£68£64£72£72£68Eastbourne
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£897£901£851£1,229£1,234£1,165Eastbourne
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£205£206£194£368£370£349Eastbourne
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£229£230£217£228£229£216Southport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£4.04£4.05£3.83Eastbourne
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.51£2.52£2.38£4.97£4.99£4.71Eastbourne
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.45£6.48£6.12£4.00£4.01£3.79Southport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026249.1233.5Southport
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202628.626.8Southport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202640.735.9Southport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202680.673.7Southport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026108.0137.2Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202614.115.4Eastbourne

Total

Southport is higher on 8 of 22 measures, and Eastbourne on 14. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Southport Eastbourne

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Southport £519.1m, Eastbourne £579.1mEastbourne: £579.1mSouthport: £519.1mEastbourne: £581.5mSouthport: £521.3mEastbourne: £549.3mSouthport: £492.4m

    £519.1m£521.3m£492.4mEastbourne is higher£579.1m£581.5m£549.3m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Southport £308.7m, Eastbourne £311.3mEastbourne: £311.3mSouthport: £308.7mEastbourne: £312.6mSouthport: £310.1mEastbourne: £295.3mSouthport: £292.9m

    £308.7m£310.1m£292.9mEastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£311.3m£312.6m£295.3m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Southport £119.9m, Eastbourne £160.3mEastbourne: £160.3mSouthport: £119.9mEastbourne: £161.0mSouthport: £120.4mEastbourne: £152.1mSouthport: £113.7m

    £119.9m£120.4m£113.7mEastbourne is higher£160.3m£161.0m£152.1m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Southport £277.2m, Eastbourne £279.4mEastbourne: £279.4mSouthport: £277.2mEastbourne: £280.6mSouthport: £278.4mEastbourne: £265.1mSouthport: £262.9m

    £277.2m£278.4m£262.9mEastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£279.4m£280.6m£265.1m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Southport £11.4m, Eastbourne £12.4mEastbourne: £12.4mSouthport: £11.4mEastbourne: £12.5mSouthport: £11.5mEastbourne: £11.8mSouthport: £10.8m

    £11.4m£11.5m£10.8mEastbourne is higher£12.4m£12.5m£11.8m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Southport £19.4m, Eastbourne £18.7mEastbourne: £18.7mSouthport: £19.4mEastbourne: £18.8mSouthport: £19.5mEastbourne: £17.8mSouthport: £18.4m

    £19.4m£19.5m£18.4mSouthport is higher£18.7m£18.8m£17.8m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Southport £0.71m, Eastbourne £0.69mEastbourne: £0.69mSouthport: £0.71mEastbourne: £0.69mSouthport: £0.71mEastbourne: £0.65mSouthport: £0.67m

    £0.71m£0.71m£0.67mSouthport is higher£0.69m£0.69m£0.65m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Southport £54.0m, Eastbourne £50.5mEastbourne: £50.5mSouthport: £54.0mEastbourne: £50.7mSouthport: £54.2mEastbourne: £47.9mSouthport: £51.2m

    £54.0m£54.2m£51.2mSouthport is higher£50.5m£50.7m£47.9m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Southport £15.4m, Eastbourne £18.2mEastbourne: £18.2mSouthport: £15.4mEastbourne: £18.2mSouthport: £15.5mEastbourne: £17.2mSouthport: £14.6m

    £15.4m£15.5m£14.6mEastbourne is higher£18.2m£18.2m£17.2m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Southport £6.8m, Eastbourne £7.5mEastbourne: £7.5mSouthport: £6.8mEastbourne: £7.6mSouthport: £6.8mEastbourne: £7.1mSouthport: £6.4m

    £6.8m£6.8m£6.4mEastbourne is higher£7.5m£7.6m£7.1m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Southport £89.6m, Eastbourne £128.1mEastbourne: £128.1mSouthport: £89.6mEastbourne: £128.6mSouthport: £89.9mEastbourne: £121.5mSouthport: £85.0m

    £89.6m£89.9m£85.0mEastbourne is higher£128.1m£128.6m£121.5m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Southport £20.5m, Eastbourne £38.4mEastbourne: £38.4mSouthport: £20.5mEastbourne: £38.6mSouthport: £20.5mEastbourne: £36.4mSouthport: £19.4m

    £20.5m£20.5m£19.4mEastbourne is higher£38.4m£38.6m£36.4m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Southport £22.9m, Eastbourne £23.8mEastbourne: £23.8mSouthport: £22.9mEastbourne: £23.9mSouthport: £23.0mEastbourne: £22.6mSouthport: £21.7m

    £22.9m£23.0m£21.7mEastbourne is higherDepends on how you count£23.8m£23.9m£22.6m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Southport £0.37m, Eastbourne £0.42mEastbourne: £0.42mSouthport: £0.37mEastbourne: £0.42mSouthport: £0.37mEastbourne: £0.40mSouthport: £0.35m

    £0.37m£0.37m£0.35mEastbourne is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Southport £0.25m, Eastbourne £0.52mEastbourne: £0.52mSouthport: £0.25mEastbourne: £0.52mSouthport: £0.25mEastbourne: £0.49mSouthport: £0.24m

    £0.25m£0.25m£0.24mEastbourne is higher£0.52m£0.52m£0.49m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Southport £0.64m, Eastbourne £0.42mEastbourne: £0.42mSouthport: £0.64mEastbourne: £0.42mSouthport: £0.65mEastbourne: £0.40mSouthport: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mSouthport is higher£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Southport 24,883, Eastbourne 24,342Eastbourne: 24,342Southport: 24,883

    24,883Southport is higher24,342

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Southport 2,859, Eastbourne 2,798Eastbourne: 2,798Southport: 2,859

    2,859Southport is higher2,798

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Southport 4,064, Eastbourne 3,747Eastbourne: 3,747Southport: 4,064

    4,064Southport is higher3,747

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Southport 8,051, Eastbourne 7,687Eastbourne: 7,687Southport: 8,051

    8,051Southport is higher7,687

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Southport 10,791, Eastbourne 14,300Eastbourne: 14,300Southport: 10,791

    10,791Eastbourne is higher14,300

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Southport 1,405, Eastbourne 1,609Eastbourne: 1,609Southport: 1,405

    1,405Eastbourne is higher1,609

Show the numbers
Southport and Eastbourne, total
MeasureSouthportEastbourneHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£519.1m£521.3m£492.4m£579.1m£581.5m£549.3mEastbourne
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£308.7m£310.1m£292.9m£311.3m£312.6m£295.3mEastbourne
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£119.9m£120.4m£113.7m£160.3m£161.0m£152.1mEastbourne
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£277.2m£278.4m£262.9m£279.4m£280.6m£265.1mEastbourne
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£11.4m£11.5m£10.8m£12.4m£12.5m£11.8mEastbourne
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£19.4m£19.5m£18.4m£18.7m£18.8m£17.8mSouthport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.71m£0.71m£0.67m£0.69m£0.69m£0.65mSouthport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£54.0m£54.2m£51.2m£50.5m£50.7m£47.9mSouthport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.4m£15.5m£14.6m£18.2m£18.2m£17.2mEastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£6.8m£6.8m£6.4m£7.5m£7.6m£7.1mEastbourne
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£89.6m£89.9m£85.0m£128.1m£128.6m£121.5mEastbourne
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£20.5m£20.5m£19.4m£38.4m£38.6m£36.4mEastbourne
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£22.9m£23.0m£21.7m£23.8m£23.9m£22.6mEastbourne
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.37m£0.37m£0.35m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mEastbourne
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.25m£0.25m£0.24m£0.52m£0.52m£0.49mEastbourne
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.42m£0.42m£0.40mSouthport
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,88324,342Southport
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,8592,798Southport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20264,0643,747Southport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20268,0517,687Southport
Universal Credittotal, May 202610,79114,300Eastbourne
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,4051,609Eastbourne

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.